-Greenfield was a real estate broker, prominent Philadelphian, and an active participant in city and national politics throughout his career.

-In 1948, both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions were held in Philadelphia.

-Albert Greenfield, as a leader of the All Philadelphia Citizens Committee, led the effort to secure Philadelphia as the location of both party's conventions in the same year.

-HSP's collection holds material from the 1948 Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention as well as Greenfield's papers, which contain information on his work on hosting the conventions that same year.

-The Democratic National Convention is set to return to Philadelphia in June 2016.

-Dora Kelly Lewis was a member of the National Women's Party, known for its "militant" tactics in the fight for women's right to vote.

-In July 1917, Lewis and others were arrested for displaying a banner outside the White House, which pointed out President Wilson's hypocrisy in fighting for democracy in WWI, when it was not fulfilled in the U.S.

-Lewis' exchanges with her mother and daughter reveal much about her role in the movement for women's suffrage.